User blog:JayAaerow/Administrative Blog: Finding Sources

So I'm one of the newer administrators. Apologies on taking a haitus. I've been on another wikia and getting more familiar with Devil May Cry. I also been looking at the wikia itself and seeing how things are done. Cool stuff! However, I noticed a problem that was also conveniently brought up on my other blog.

Referencing seems to be a problem here on the wiki. Giving a closer look and even some comments from LegionZero has led me to believe that we should relook into how things are referenced. I'm here to ask people to help out in finding interviews and important information (especially anything regarding Capcom talking about Canoncy and in-universe important content). Particularly the ones I'm interested in is the interviews concerning things such as Dante's age. Whether it's video or written! Put it down on here!

I'm the type of person that actually looks into these references and sources. I've been led to believe a lot of things regarding character's ages. I was actually trying to find the sources to record on the wikia and I have not thus far! I'm starting to think we've been had by someone guestimating and wanting to look authentic, says that the creators said it when they might have not in the first place.

If you heard something and always wanted confirmation on it, list it in the comments below and I'll put it on my list of what I'm looking for as well as the user! :D Help me out here! I need links, people! Or pics! Even dead links work!

Interviews/Info I've gathered So Far

 * Devil May Cry: The Anime Series being canon and between DMC1 and DMC4: here


 * DmC: Devil May Cry in an Parallel Universe: here.


 * Downfall of Vergil DLC taking place after DmC: here


 * Deadly Fortune published by Capcom: here


 * Devil May Cry : Devil May Cry 4: Prima Official Strategy Guide. Gotta buy it but has the information on the placement there. (I have it so If you have any questions about that, put them in the comments. I can cite page number and show you a picture even. ;) )


 * (Kudos @LeigonZero) Devil May Cry 4 taking place about 10 years after DMC3 and Lady being about 10 years older: here

What I'm looking for

 * Information regarding Dante's age in Devil May Cry 1: If it's listed in the novel or gives us pointers, try getting an individual who has actually read the book. I find that I ask multiple people outside DMC Wiki and a bit here and told either the Novel or Game! Help me out here!
 * Scratch that. I found out yesterday via a different path from the novel or game. I'll share that once I find it again.


 * Information regarding Dante's Age in Devil May Cry 3: Where's the interview that states this? I've been looking for this non-stop. I've heard claims that even the director of DMC3 at the time "confirmed" this. But I'm not even finding dead links. I'm finding NO LINKS and starting to think someone in fanfic land made it up to mess with us. And if so....well....dang. Made it sound so convincing too.


 * An interview apparently had someone in Capcom (Kamiya from what I gathered, who was commenting on the status of the novels regarding canoncy since he wrote DMC1, DMC2, and it's novels as well as the overall creator of Devil May Cry) comment on the canoncy status of the books. He apparently said that despite it's inconsisties and dumbnes...it's official. Meaning it's canon despite it not making sense. (*INSERT FACEPALM*) Help me find that IF it's true.


 * Nero's age was commented to be the same as Dante's in DMC! Help me find that.


 * Apparently Bingo Morihasti wasn't in Capcom when he made Devil May Cry: Deadly Fortune, though he had the permission according to Capcom's own website since it's published. IF you can in anyway debunk that, give it a go.


 * Already done my research. The guy and assistant has been writing DMC3 and DMC4 and the novel released a year after the game. And there's nothing saying he left Capcom. After DMC4, he didnt do much beyond Bayonetta 2 and that was announced 2012 when DMC4 released 2008 and novel in 2009


 * Honestly, I think people just don't understand being a writer, you're not actually obligated to stay in a company and once they leave, anything they say is heresay. Writers/Scenerio Designers can move around like Marvel Writers can go to DC Comics. Also, people forget multiple people work on this. Anyone in Capcom, the DMC Development Team, it's writer, it's producer, it's direct...all can say something and it's credible equally, even If they're on other projects. It really depends on what's more recent cause things change sometimes. I wouldn't expect Kamiya to tell us If DMC6 is canon but If I'm talking about his works in DMC1, he'd know that. He created the idea of DMC. He just doesn't currently write it or anything since it overall belong to Capcom.


 * Also, I feel people jump to it so they can say Nero is not Vergil's son (I bet that's the actual reason) cause that's so OOC all that even though the guy who wrote Vergil in DMC3...also wrote DMC4 (*Poker Face*) Personally, it's not that serious to me. But that's why I'm saying wait until DMC5 and until then, ignore Deadly Fortune's notion and it's inconsistencies of that and just take whatever could make sense. Makes no sense anyway If such information was taken out for time constraints. That's a pretty big revelation. (*Shrugs*)


 * Anything else that may be pointed out in the comments section. I'll edit ad record it under this Heading.